# Darail Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Darail

Darail is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 71 households**, the 229th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 290people (2011)
- 71households
- 44.4%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darail

Of every 100 households in Darail in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Darail?

■ Darail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**965

Working population ****64.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 35.2% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 183 (97%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat

- Matra295 people
- Mollapara295 people
- Jabaripur293 people
- Gunjarpur292 people
- Chandradaula287 people
- Karimgutin284 people
- Chak Sridhar282 people
- Kodla282 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darail?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darail?44.4% (Census 2011)